Student assistant, Business Development

We are seeking a Student Assistant based in our headquarters in Hedehusene to join Group operations Business Development team.  

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come? 

In an ever-changing, fast paced world, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly.  At ROCKWOOL, we work relentlessly to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.   

Join us and make a difference! 

Your future team 

Joining us at our Headquarters in Hedehusene, you become part of our business development and portfolio management office. Here, you will primarily support our Key Account Managers, who act as the strategic bridge between Group Operations & Technology and our operating companies around the world, as well as our business analysis function. Moreover, you can look forward to engaging collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation. 

We are creating business transparency and decision material for the Business development director, our Key Account Managers and the portfolio management office. As our coming Student Assistant, you will handle exciting tasks and minor projects independently within business analysis. So, grab this opportunity to hone your skills and help us drive our sustainable objectives forward! 

What you will be doing  

You can look forward to: 

• Preparing meeting material for our Key Account Managers, including KPI reports and management dashboards. 

• Supporting our business analysis function with standard and ad hoc analyses across our project portfolio, which consists of 1500 projects and 1000+ MEUR in investment across our +50 production lines. 

• Helping our Key Account Managers maintain our project portfolio platform, RockHub, through regular quality checks of project and portfolio data. 

• Documenting processes and ways of working in cooperation with our Key Account Managers. 

• Gaining exposure to management at Vice President and Director level. 

You can expect a steep learning curve ahead of you – luckily, we also guarantee that you will receive lots of feedback from your manager and your team colleagues, who are always available for you to bounce ideas off. 

What you bring 

To succeed, you will need to be curious, proactive and have a strong drive. You enjoy problem-solving and possess excellent analytical capabilities as well as skills in developing presentation material. Thus, we are asking for you to upload your grades so they will be part of the overall evaluation. 

Together, these skills are what enable you to answer challenging questions, solve complex problems, and navigate at different levels of an organisation.  

We imagine that you: 

• Are currently studying for a bachelor’s or master’s degree, E.g., cand merc (AEF, FSM or FIR) 

• Have an organised approach to the task at hand – and ability to work with and systematise complex material. 

• Are passionate about data and creating actionable insights. 

• Have a keen eye for detail and data quality. 

• Are a PowerPoint and Excel superuser. 

• Are well versed in Microsoft Office tools and apps. 

We know that you might not meet all the things on this list, but you might bring skills and experience that we haven’t even included here. 

What we offer 

This is a great opportunity to jump in and hone the skills that could kickstart your professional way into the corporate or consulting world. 

You will work on a wide range of strategic challenges and interact with departments and colleagues across the value chain, gaining valuable insights into how our company works and strategies are executed.